Help me give my students paper storage, a paper cutter, dry erase pockets, and a dry erase chart.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. James's classroom raised $157
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
My classroom is filled with reluctant readers who have not been introduced to the right characters or the story that grabs them and pulls them in. I work with them to find their interests and show them how they can use these interests to find books that they'll enjoy. Once they find one, they're in! They admit to not reading and often say they do not like to read in the beginning of the school year. It is my goal to have each of them end the school year as readers, not because someone told them they had to, but because they enjoy it.
I teach English learners, some of whom are newcomers to the country and speak no English and others who have been here a limited amount of time and speak little English.
We work all year to learn how to grow from failure and use it to get a step closer to success. Many of my students come to me with a sense of apathy formed from the lack of experiences of academic success in the past. We're a Title I school with more than 80% of our students classified as economically disadvantaged.
My Project
The paper trimmer will be used for quick and easy straight line cuts for interactive notebook handouts and pieces. We will definitely benefit from the giant magnetic paper because it will be used for lesson demos and writing samples to help guide student work. It can be moved aside and still visible as I demo and model other skills using the rest of the board instead of erasing everything and having it no longer visible to the students.
The dry erase pockets will enable my students to work freely without fear of making mistakes because they'll know they can easily wipe away and edit.
They will also enable us to lighten our carbon footprint and help the environment by reducing paper waste with fewer copies. The paper sorter will be used as a quick and easy way to for students to grab papers or turn them in and will be sorted by class period/ subject.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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